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Daily Archives: August 31, 2018

President David Granger on Friday hinted that he would run again in 2020 for the nation’s top elected post if he is chosen. “I cannot answer the question at the present time. It is speculative. I’m a servant of my party I’m a servant of the partnership, I’m a servant of the coalition and my duty is to serve and ...

Former United States (US) President, Jimmy Carter, who helped pave the way for the first free and fair elections in almost 30 years back in 1992, is not a negotiator in Guyana’s political arena, President David Granger said Friday. The Guyanese leader said he and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, who are set to hold the first in a series of ...

President David Granger on Thursday signaled that he was open to adding reform of the Guyana Elections Commission and campaign financing to an agenda of proposed talks with Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, but already the Guyanese leader wants GECOM Commissioners to be appointed by the National Assembly. The President noted that ultimately there would be a role for the two ...

President David Granger on Friday announced that a search has begun for more cash to make a higher pay offer and stave off an intensified strike by government-employed teachers. “The government is actively searching for fresh sources of funding to satisfy the teachers’ needs,” he said. So far, government’s offer of GY$700 million for salary increases for 2017 and GY$200 ...